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EASTERN HAN DYNASTY (AD 25-220)
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A PAIR OF CELADON JADE PIGS
EASTERN HAN DYNASTY (AD 25-220)
Two pigs are carved as two rectangular blocks of jade with flat snouts and pointed ears. It is decorated with deep, slanting grooves that delineate the front and rear legs which are tucked underneath the body.
Larger: 4 5/8 in. (11.9 cm.) long, box (2)
EASTERN HAN DYNASTY (AD 25-220)
Two pigs are carved as two rectangular blocks of jade with flat snouts and pointed ears. It is decorated with deep, slanting grooves that delineate the front and rear legs which are tucked underneath the body.
Larger: 4 5/8 in. (11.9 cm.) long, box (2)
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1995
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, pl. 88, pp. 234-235
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, Catalogue, pl. 88
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Priscilla Kong